About us

The Institute for Energy and Environmental Flows (IEEF) is a physical sciences research institute at the University of Cambridge. Our interdisciplinary team includes academics, post-docs, PhD students, MPhil and Part III students from across university departments including Earth Sciences, Chemistry, Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, Engineering, and Chemical Engineering.

Research

Research at IEEF spans a diverse range of topics, united by a shared motivation: to address real-world challenges and fundamental scientific knowledge gaps through rigorous academic inquiry.

We host a wide range of researchers at the institute, from undergraduate students to highly established professors, in a friendly atmosphere that fosters conversation and collaboration. We offer annual fully-funded PhD scholarships and are always interested to hear from researchers who would like to join us or to learn from us. If you are interested in working or studying at IEEF, please see our list of available roles and projects or contact the relevant member of staff.

Recent Publications

On the growth of chemical gardens

Chemical gardens are self‑assembled structures of semi‑permeable precipitates. They attract significant interest due to their …

On transients in displacement ventilation

Buildings require ventilation to supply fresh, clean air and so ensure that contaminants and heat …

New experimental insight to limit corrosion in CCS plants

Carbon dioxide-induced corrosion of industrial equipment is very common, costly and particularly poses new challenges …

Latest News

Challenges of the Energy Transition

A special seminar on the challenges of the Energy Transition will be given by Dr Jon Salkeld on Tuesday 28 October. The seminar will …

PhD project on Tidal Power

A new PhD project, fully funded, was advertised for a physical scientist, engineer or mathematician to explore the potential of tidal barrages as a …

Summer garden party: congratulations Marie!

A Summer Garden Party & Hog Roast was held at the Bullard Labs on Thursday 19 June to celebrate Marie Edmonds’ election to the …

Recent Seminars

Multiscale models for ocean-atmosphere exchanges

Wave breaking occurs at the ocean surface at moderate to high wind speeds, with significant impacts on the transfer of momentum, energy and …

Characterising a flow from its surface properties

The accurate modelling of geophysical flows often requires information which is difficult to measure and therefore poorly quantified. For example, it is difficult …

Fracture network connectivity 

Just before the beginning of term, professor Weiwei Zhu from the Institute of Geology and Geophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences visited …